Symposuim 2010 Barcelona Online

Advancements in Symyx Notebook for Biologists
John McCarthy, VP Product Management and Strategy

Delivering an Electronic Laboratory Notebook for biology inherently requires supporting diverse set of science and experimentation providing a common infrastructure that supports collaboration, harmonizing processes such as sample identification, materials management and work requests as well as being able to support the data analysis that is specific to that lab, experiment or study.  In order to support the needs of biologists, Symyx has defined the Electronic Laboratory Environment for biologists which includes capturing the full context of the experiment in the ELN, sharing samples, materials and work requests across labs and developing a partner ecosystem that enables biologists to use the tools and software that supports their science.  This presentation will cover how Symyx Notebook supports the diverse set of workflows of biologists from target identification and validation, through discovery biology and pharmacology to drug safety and pharmacokinetics.  We will also cover how Symyx Notebook supports the work of scientists developing biological therapies and biologics.

Isentris Decision support and data mining in the Electronic Laboratory
Francis Benett, Ph.D., Director Integration Strategy

Optimizing workflows around secure IP capture within the laboratory is a primary business goal for ELN investments. Essential in optimizing the IP capture is enabling information to be ‘pushed’ into the workflow of the scientist and captured in context to the experiment. However, if information is captured with the mindset of being re-used to further facilitate research, ELNs can provide a far greater return on investment than time savings and workflow optimization around just IP capture.

Isentris enables researchers to turn ELN data into information and knowledge. Knowledge that can be accessed and shared across the enterprise and re-used to drive innovation, reduce experimental costs and improve experimental results. This presentation explores and provides demonstrations for how information from across the enterprise can be rapidly pulled into to a notebook experiment and the information stored in a fully shareable repository that enables scientists to search across unstructured and structured data.

The All New DiscoveryGate Content Platform
Russ Hillard, Ph.D., Senior Product Manager, Content

See a complete introduction to the new DiscoveryGate online content platform that combines efficient compound synthesis planning and one-click sourcing  - making them available across standard operating systems using common internet browsers.  No end-user installations required.  Rebuilt from the content tier up, the new DiscoveryGate replaces the old database-centric approach with a system based on intuitive text and graphic searching options supplemented by easily used filtering to drill down to exactly the relevant information – whether it be commercial availability of known reagents and starting materials or synthetic routes suitable for synthesis of novel compounds.  Hear about plans to extend the system cover bioactivity, toxicity, metabolism and to interact with important 3^rd party content providers.  Exciting new directions in eCommerce and social networking for end-user scientists will also be covered.

Best Practices in ELN Implementation
Bennett Lass, Ph.D., Director, ELN Services

The rate of ELN deployments are accelerating across several R&D industries as technical, legal, regulatory, and business hurdles have been addressed.  More recently, the pace of deployments that span business units, functional areas, or even multi-company collaborations has also increased as ELN’s begin to address collaboration and enterprise workflow.  As ELN enterprise deployments continue to evolve, we can compare and contrast the scope, complexity, and outcomes from both Symyx and non-Symyx ELN deployments and use those learnings in our planning.   Objectively comparing these different approaches and by pro-actively developing best practices allows Symyx to introduce new insights into ELN deployment planning with an aim to maximize the business impact and accelerate ROI.  This talk will highlight key deployment success factors, performance metrics, and potential risks to help in your planning.  Symyx Sr. Program Managers will contribute material that will provide a glimpse into ELN best practices from which both large and small ELN deployments can benefit.

Work Requests and Metrology in the Electronic Laboratory
Mary Beth Walsh, Senior Product Marketing Manager

Symyx Lab Operations is a suite of web based applications which can serve as an alternative or a complement to LIMS systems. The software is integrated out of the box with the Symyx Notebook, allowing users to manage work requests, containers and equipment directly from the Notebook interface or in a web based environment. This session focuses on showing how Symyx Metrology and Symyx Work Request can be used seamlessly with Symyx Notebook to drive process harmonization and increase operational efficiencies across the organization.

Notebook for Process Chemists and Formulators in 2010
Todd Clement, Ph.D. Senior Product Manager

This session will focus on the upcoming capabilities for support of process chemistry and formulations in Symyx Notebook.  Attendees will see a demonstration of how Symyx Notebook enables key workflows in pharmaceutical development.  This demonstration will include new sections being developed to support formulations and enhancements for material handling.  Integration with the DiscoveryGate Web Service for retrieval of substance property data will be covered.

Advancements in Symyx Notebook for Analytical Chemists
Cheryl Lund, Ph.D., Senior Product Manager

This session will focus on newly released Symyx Notebook capabilities supporting analytical workflows. Attendees will see a demonstration of how Symyx Notebook enables key workflows in pharmaceutical development including the development and execution of analytical methods and improved collaborative workflows across project teams. In addition, the session will highlight new integrations with LIMS, CDS, SDMS, metrology and work request systems that support today’s converging electronic laboratory environment.